Flu Prevention Methods
National Flu Vaccine Week -- It's NOT Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot This Year!
National Flu Vaccine Week 2008 runs from Dec. 8 through Dec. 15, so this is the perfect time to get your annual flu shot, if you haven't already taken care of that task. You don't want to get the flu, do you?
The flu is a viral respiratory illness that strikes thousands of people worldwide each year. In the northern hemisphere, peak flu season is fast approaching. The majority of flu cases each year strike in January, February and March, though the season actually begins in November or Decemb...
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Expert & Community Posts
Diabetes and H1N1
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...in the first wave of vaccinations. Currently, H1N1 influenza vaccination is expected to begin... Read more »
Track the Flu in Your Area With... Google?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...them with flu surveillance. The CDC uses different methods to track influenza across the US each... Read more »
H1N1 Redux: Myths and Legends
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...flu vaccination in the 1970s was due to the method in which the flu vaccine was ... Read more »
Sleeping Away the Common Cold
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...Pittsburg suggests that if you can't cure it, then find a method of preventing it. The study,... Read more »
Avoiding Flu Vaccine Toxicity
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...older one is the more like you are to have had the influenza vaccination, and age is also... Read more »
Health Guide
CDC Expert Answers Questions About the Flu and Flu Vaccine
...effectiveness of the treatment. (So, Dr. Bridges emphasizes that the flu vaccine is the absolute BEST method for preventing the flu and staying healthy!) Q: Kids under the age of 6 months... Read more »Sinusitis: Prevention
...redesigned annually to match the anticipated viral strains. Experts recommend that people receive annual influenza vaccinations in October or November. People who should definitely be vaccinated... Read more »Ear Infections: Prevention
...flus are spread primarily when an infected person coughs or sneezes near someone else. A very common method for transmitting a cold is by shaking hands. Everyone should always wash his or her... Read more »Pneumonia: Prevention
...complications, particularly pneumonia. In fact, among the elderly, interesting studies are now suggesting that influenza vaccination may help protect against stroke, adverse heart events, and... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Lifestyle Changes
...to cause pneumonia.Vaccines. Two important vaccinations help protect against respiratory infection.Influenza vaccination. People with emphysema should be vaccinated against influenza each year at... Read more »Images
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